Clause 56

A person must not, without reasonable excuse, use, or cause or permit the use of, a non‑compliant speed limiter‑required motor vehicle knowing, or having reason to believe, that the motor vehicle is non‑compliant.(2) A person must not sell or supply, or offer to sell or supply, a non‑compliant speed limiter‑required motor vehicle or a non‑compliant speed limiter.(3) A person must not alter, whether in the course of repair or otherwise —

a speed limiter‑required motor vehicle so as to render it a non‑compliant speed limiter‑required motor vehicle; or

a speed limiter so as to render it a non‑compliant speed limiter.(4) A person must not do any of the following, unless the person is authorised to so do by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (called in this section an authorised agent):

sell or supply, or offer to sell or supply, a speed limiter;

carry out any speed limiter works.(5) A person must not hold the person out (whether by an advertisement or any other means) as authorised under this Act to do any of the following, unless the person is an authorised agent:

sell or supply, or offer to sell or supply, a speed limiter;

carry out any speed limiter works.(6) A person who contravenes subsection (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; and

in the case of a second or subsequent conviction — to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.(7) Where an authorised agent carrying out any speed limiter works knows, or has reason to believe, that a speed limiter‑required motor vehicle has been altered so as to render it a non‑compliant speed limiter‑required motor vehicle, the authorised agent must notify the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the occurrence —

within the prescribed period after becoming aware of the occurrence; and

in the form and manner as the Deputy Commissioner of Police may specify.(8) To avoid doubt, for the purposes of subsection (7), a speed limiter‑required motor vehicle is not a non‑compliant speed limiter‑required motor vehicle by reason only that the speed limiter installed in the motor vehicle is faulty.(9) An authorised agent who fails to comply with subsection (7) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; and

in the case of a second or subsequent conviction — to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.(10) An owner of a speed limiter‑required motor vehicle must ensure that the motor vehicle is at all times installed with a speed limiter in accordance with the applicable speed limiter rules.(11) If an owner of a speed limiter‑required motor vehicle intends to cause any speed limiter works to be carried out to that motor vehicle, the owner must engage an authorised agent to carry out such speed limiter works.(12) An owner of a speed limiter‑required motor vehicle who contravenes subsection (10) or (11) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; and

in the case of a second or subsequent conviction — to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.(13) The Authority may, by rules made under section 6, specify that any requirement under this section applies to a class or description of speed limiter-required motor vehicles only on or after a specified date.(14) In this section —“advertisement” means an advertisement that is —

any writing;

any still or moving picture, sign, symbol or other visual image;

any audible message; or

any combination of 2 or more of those things in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c);“alter” includes causing, authorising or permitting a person to alter, and offering to alter;“applicable speed limiter rules”, in relation to a speed limiter‑required motor vehicle, means the rules made under section 6 as to speed limiters applicable to the class or description of motor vehicles to which that motor vehicle belongs;“non‑compliant speed limiter” means a speed limiter that does not comply with the applicable speed limiter rules;“non‑compliant speed limiter‑required motor vehicle” means —

a speed limiter‑required motor vehicle that has not been installed with a speed limiter as required under the applicable speed limiter rules; or

a speed limiter‑required motor vehicle installed with a non‑compliant speed limiter;“speed limiter” means —

a device designed to limit the maximum speed of a motor vehicle by controlling the engine power of the motor vehicle; or

a motor vehicle’s electronic control unit that forms part of the motor vehicle’s engine management system and is designed to limit the maximum speed of the motor vehicle by controlling the engine power of the motor vehicle through any software or program installed in the electronic control unit;“speed limiter‑required motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is required by the applicable speed limiter rules to be installed with a speed limiter;“speed limiter works” means —

the installation of a speed limiter in a speed limiter‑required motor vehicle;

the repair, calibration or maintenance of such speed limiter; or

the sealing of such speed limiter against any authorised adjustment of the pre‑set limiting speed of the speed limiter‑required motor vehicle and any other tampering with the speed limiter.”.